1,798 Codeine Cough Syrup Bottles Worth ₹21.15 Lakh Seized In Ahmedabad’s Narol; 2 Held
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Narol police seized 1,798 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine phosphate, worth around ₹21.15 lakh, from a Scorpio car without a number plate near Swaminarayan Business Park at Narol Crossroads. Police arrested two men from Danilimda who were allegedly carrying the consignment for illegal sale.
Two Men Held with 18 Boxes of Cough Syrup
Acting on a tip-off, police kept watch near a construction site on the service road at Narol Crossroads. They stopped a black Scorpio and found Nawazhusain Mukdasshusain Sheikh (23), and Sarvarkhan Bismillahkhan Pathan (26), inside the vehicle. Police found 18 cardboard boxes marked “TO CHANGODAR, C/NEE ASHAPURA MEDICAL STORE” on the middle seat of the car.
The boxes contained 1,798 sealed 100-ml bottles of CADIFOS-T cough syrup. Police said the syrup contained codeine phosphate, a substance covered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The two men allegedly had no legal licence to possess the stock.
Consignment Allegedly Sent Through Porter
During questioning, Nawazhussain allegedly told police that the cough syrup had been sent to him through a Porter service by his friend Moin Saiyed, who lives in Juhapura. Police said the accused were allegedly planning to sell the cough syrup in small quantities. Nawazhussain also allegedly took the Scorpio from his friend Musib on the pretext of going for a drive.
Police have registered a case against the three accused under the NDPS Act and started further investigation. Police are also investigating the source of the cough syrup and the role of the persons involved in transporting and supplying the consignment.
Parcel Booked in the Name of a Changodar Medical Store
The cardboard boxes recovered from the Scorpio had transport packing slips mentioning a medical store in Changodar. Police suspect that the consignment may have been brought to Ahmedabad from Haridwar in Uttarakhand through a transport service using the name of a medical agency, either genuine or fake. The police are investigating this angle to trace the source and supply chain of the cough syrup.
